2021.05.04

Faux Flowers

A fungus infects grasslike plants to create bizarre “flower” doppelgängers

The second and third flowers are imposters. / KENNETH WURDACK Smithsonian Institution

The second and third flowers are imposters. / KENNETH WURDACK Smithsonian Institution

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